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Hi,
As far as I know (if I'm wrong let me know), flashing the MAIN won't make us lose anything, but on the other hand, flashing the FS will, correct?
So, I just want to know exactly that is lost after flashing the FS again? Apps? Games? Contacts? Themes? Anything else? None of the things I said? What, I just want to know everything that it's lost by flashing the FS just so I can be prepared in the future.
Firmware has two parts:
1. FS: It contains languages, images, sounds, animations, settings, etc. Anything that isn't pure software.
2. Main: It contains the software.
Nice day
When You Do Following, You Dont Lose Your Data.
1. Flashing Your Main.
2. Updating Via SEUS.
3. Uploading Files Like CamDrivers, Acoiustics etc
4. Upgrading Your CID Which You Asked.
5. Changing Your CDA-Customization.
YOU WILL ONLY LOSE DATA WHEN YOU FLASH YOUR ENTIRE FS.
Sorry Nazgulled For Misunderstanding Question
So, you're saying that when I flash the FS (forget the MAIN for now) I'll loose any language, images, sounds, animations and settings I've changed and installed? I also would like to know what that "etc" means, I want to know what to backup before flashing the FS just so I don't loose my stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by jasmin
But the stuff that we will lost flashing the FS is just the files that are stored in the phone's internal memory only right?
@mohdumer
I didn't ask any of that... :S
basically if you flash your FS, it will return it to its factory defaults. So how the phone came brand new, thats what your phone will be like after you flash your FS. You'll loose everything that you've put on. All the settings, everything. Your going to need to resetup your mms and internet settings if you use that stuff (which can be done automatically from on the SE website), along with the given date and time. Also, every file that you put on it (sounds, movies, music, pictures, even themes) will get errased. I'm assuming to that your debranding it, so if you are, keep in mind all the branded stuff will be lost two, so if you really like that theme/picture/sound that came on your branded phone, you'll loose it unless you back it up
But that will only happen if I have those files in the phone's internal memory right? if I have them on the memory card, they will still remain there, correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by japan6
Yes sure. Flashing FS will only affect the phone's internal memory, not the memory stick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazgulled
You can always pull the memory stick off and flash the phone's FS, after all (obviously it is not a necessary precaution). ;)
All right, thank you all!
Sorry to bump in,but my question is kinda related to this topic.
Can someone tell me where are stored informations about "my devices" (bluetooth) ?
I know that every setting is lost after flashing FS.
I flashed my phone (d750i) MAIN & FS twice (w800i & k750i),and i still didn't lost "my devices".
They were (and are) still in my phone after whole process.
Look here:
Mobile Technology Definitions under Bluetooth.
I think it`s save it to sim card. Correct me, if I`m wrong.
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Well,i've tried putting diferent sim card but all my devices are still in phone.
I'll flash phone again in few days,and try again.
It's good thing they aren't lost.
But i'm curious,and want to find out why.
Curiosity killed the cat.I hope it won't kill my phone ;)
One last question that I forgot:
There's no way to backup all the settings/phone configuration before flashing the FS? I mean, my profiles configuration, my theme selection, my wallpaper, all that. How can I backup all that so when I flash the FS I can restore all my settings and not go through every menu option and reconfigure everything?
AFAIK there is no quick way to save the configuration (be sure to back up the files like ring tones and themes). Some of it can be set in the custpack but it may take longer than just doing it by hand. I recommend modifying whatever custpack you use for whatever easy changes you like as you will probably use it again. I set the default ring volume higher and things like that that are easy changes.
Sorry To Say But No Method For Doing That:D. It Irritates Me Too To Reapply All Settings But Theres No Method For Now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazgulled
Can you provide a link to a tutorial/guide or something on how can I customize my custom pack? For instance, one thing that bothers me all the time is being asked if I want to start the phone in flight or normal mode. Can I put the default option to disable in my custom pack, is that possible? Where can I learn to do these things?Quote:
Originally Posted by zacher
Within the file customize.xml found inside the custpack (try to read and understand the various variables, most of them are self-explanatory):Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazgulled
<mmi>
<settings>
<pictures-view-mode>3x3-thumbnails</pictures-view-mode>
<camera-pictures-view-mode>3x3-thumbnails</camera-pictures-view-mode>
<video-thumbnails-view-mode>3x3-thumbnails</video-thumbnails-view-mode>
<flight-mode-option-at-startup>false</flight-mode-option-at-startup>
<sleep-mode-clock>true</sleep-mode-clock>
<enable-national-characters>true</enable-national-characters>
</settings>
</mmi>
You can switch on or off the flight mode option from setting.. so u don't have to flash ur mobile just to switch off a function that can be done from within ur software... i don't know about other mobile sets, but this function is available in W580.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazgulled
I don't know of a good tutorial yet. I just looked at the customize xml and it is fairly self explanatory. I used a laura r1a custpack instead of the r8a generic as it had more stuff in it to learn from. Most of it can be changed after the flash (like the flight mode) but changing it in the pack saves me from having to reset it every flash while i am experimenting a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazgulled
flashing main loses patches
flashing fs loses all data (not memory stick)